- declarative
- adjective
Date: 1628
making a declaration ; declaratory <a declarative sentence> • declaratively adverb
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declarative — mid 15c., from Fr. déclaratif and directly from L.L. declarativus, from pp. stem of L. declarare (see DECLARE (Cf. declare)) … Etymology dictionary
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declarative — declaratively, adv. /di klar euh tiv/, adj. serving to declare, make known, or explain: a declarative statement. Also, declaratory /di klar euh tawr ee, tohr ee/. [1530 40; < L declarativus explanatory, equiv. to declarat(us) (see DECLARATION) +… … Universalium
declarative — adj. Declarative is used with these nouns: ↑sentence … Collocations dictionary
